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A; s. s'uEsMAN.

GOLF' CLUB.

APPLicATloN min MAR.3I.1911.

Patented JulieVv 3, l919'.

I INVENTOR, ZM 3. famme/z,

WITNESS:

A TTORNEY.

Acitizzen of the Asn B.' Sussman, or srnme'lrELD, Messnonusn'rrs.

GOLF-CLUB.

T4 all 'whom it may concern.' Y

Beit. known that I, ASA B. Snrlsimx, a

resident of -Springli eld, in the county of Hampden' and StateofMassachusetts, have invented certain newand useful Improvements inGolf-Clubs, of lwhich thefollowing is a full, clear, andexactdescrip'tion.

This invention relates to improvements in golf-clubs, and moreparticularly to the grip portion thereof.

The success of a golf stroke depends 'largely upon the manner in whichthe club left hand rasps the club too tightly, the ball l v has a tenency to swerve isgripped with the hands. t is the almost universalpractice to employ the left hand above the right in making a' shot; andif the tothe right, and Y t'oo tight grip by the other hand causes theball to go to the left ofthe direction aimed at.

This invention is based on the idea that if the portion oftheclub to begripped by one of the hands is so made that it can revolve on the shaft,the liability of making a faulty stroke will be greatly lessened. Forinstance, if theplayer is in the habit of grasping the club too hardwith his left hand, this` fault .will bediminished if the upper part ofthe portion of the club to be grasped'is made with the capability ofrevolving on the shaft for the reason that the left hand is therebydeprived of the power to twist the club'out of its best operativeposition.

An exempliication of the .invention as it ias been snecessnlly carriedout is here-inw iter described in connection with the aerox-n penyingdrawings and is covered by claims. i

'In the drawings Figure l is a side view showing a golf club comprisingthe invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal seetional view of the portion of the club atwhich the device of this invention is provided.

Fig. 3 is a partial. longitudinal seetiona view showing a modificationto be. hereinafter referred to.

In the drawing?, A represents the shaft ofg' a golf club of whichB and Carethe grips or upper portions of the shaft to be grasped A 'immovableon or vrelatively to theshaft,

While the upper grip portion C is freely rotatable about the shaft,be1ngmade as an Specification of Letters Patent.

United States of Americal, and' .ferrule f.

grasped by the Yatented June 3, 15319. .application mea Narn 31, 1917.serial No. 159,008.

able material or combinationsl of material.

This grip may consist of ametallic tube o, of circular cross sectionand` to loosely tit about the round portion of the shaft whichis'encircled thereby; and provided with a covering or. wrapping b ofsuitable material, such, for instance, as leather.

A metallic washerd is provided to encircle the shaft at the upper end ofthe fixed erip member Bend on which the lower en' of the revoluble gripmember C may rest; and a short sleeve section or errule f is shown masfastened by the pin g about the upper end of the shaft and forms alimiting shoulder for the revoluble grip for theqprevention of end, thatis providing externai c new threadsand providing a binding nut betweenthe end of the 4the shoulder forming le on the shaft i and a thumb nutrevoluble grip an When the nuts are loose-relatively tf.) the endL ofthe rip, the latter may freely revolve,

while on tne other handvthe turning down of Athe nuts will be effectiveto rinly bind thc grip against rotationor other movement relatively tothe'stick.

Inversion or reversal or the relations the grip members may be madewithin scope of this 'invention also. var changes to details ofconstructies; n

made without departing from or sserneing 4E any of the advantages of theinvention.'

cla1rn:-

1. A golf club having at the upper portion, i of the shaft a grip memberwhich is revolu blc relatively to the shaft.V

2. -A'gol' stick comprising a shaft having a'strikingmember on one end'thereof and pair of hand grips on the opposite end there of, said handgrips being longitudinali;- spaced from each other on sai shaft, theupper one of said hand gripsbeing mounted on sadshat for rotary movementand the other of said hand grips being fixed to the shaft againstrelative movement thereon. one of said handi gri s being designe-Lieberig t hand of theplaver and the other of said grips being be tion fastto the club shaft, an adjacent section revolubly meunted 0n szrdshaft,and means to 'eonne said revoluble section aganstlongtudinal movement.on the shaft.

-Signed by me at Springfield, Mass., in 15 presence of a subscribingwitness.

' ASA B. SUESMAN.

Witnes's G. R. DRISCOLL.

